The Essence of All Life

Gazing upon a crystal lake Shimmering light of reflections Painting a picture of me, inside Shadowing my, imperfections Skimming a pebble across its face Bouncing along, ripples create Finally, sinking beneath the surface Bubbles arise, as its weight subsides Captivating beauty to one’s eyes Early in the morning, a mist arise Floating seamlessly, above the lake Breathing in the coolness of the air Moisture felt on your face and hands Soaked up, by tiny pours in your glands Vapour condensed on the leafs of trees Dew drops falling replenishing the land Floating on top in a boat, romantically Aware of the splashes to the side Rowing silently through without care The undercurrent, strong as the tide Evaporating back into the atmosphere Continuously watering our earth Transporting minerals every where The hydrologic cycle, we surf Hydrogen is a very combustible gas This liquid we all need, alas One molecule containing three atoms Two hydrogen, one oxygen, amass Marvellously, creating our weather Chemically bonded together With nuclei and electrons And crystallized, perfections Drink plenty of water, we must Be like fluid, not rust The ripples begun, dry ice round the sun So go with the flow, the water is fun And this is our H20 © Copyright 23rd August 2013 K.C.Leake Kevinleake47@hotmail.co.uk